A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American West

576 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American West presents a series of essays that explore the historic and contemporary cultural expressions rooted in America's western states. - Offers a comprehensive approach to the wide range of cultural expressions originating in the west - Focuses on the intersections, complexities, and challenges found within and between the different historical and cultural groups that define the west's various distinctive regions - Addresses traditionally familiar icons and ideas about the west (such as cowboys, wide-open spaces, and violence) and their intersections with urbanization and other regional complexities - Features essays written by many of the leading scholars in western American cultural studies

• ISBN: 9781118652510
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 10.02.2014
• Größe: 245 x 172 mm
• Verlag: Wiley
• Herausgegeben von: Nicolas S Witschi